City of Bend’s annual drinking water quality report now available
The city of Bend’s annual Drinking Water Quality – Consumer Confidence Report, required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, is now available.…
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COCC receives nearly $3 million for program to expand electric vehicle technician workforce
Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that Central Oregon Community College has been awarded nearly $3 million to help…
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Pacific Power, Energy Trust of Oregon to host free energy efficiency workshops in C. Oregon
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power customers in Central Oregon will have an opportunity to learn about ways to save more energy at home and enjoy a…
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ODFW seeks summer volunteers with ‘strong legs, good attitude’ to help survey Sierra Nevada red foxes in the Cascades
As part of a collaborative project between the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Washington State University-Pullman, wildlife biologists…
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Merkley, Booker introduce bill to create pollinator habitats surrounding solar power projects
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker introduced Thursday the Pollinator Power Act, new legislation…
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Second large sinkhole forms at Cape Kiwanda on Oregon coast; visitors urged to use caution, stay back
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is asking visitors to use caution and to stay away from the area where a second sinkhole has formed at…
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Deschutes County Solid Waste sets free summer household waste events in La Pine, Redmond, Sisters
This summer, Deschutes County’s Department of Solid Waste is hosting special one-day collection events in La Pine, Redmond and Sisters where…
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Gov. Kotek signs 2 bills to phase out foam food takeout containers, ‘peanuts,’ reduce plastic pollution
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gov. Tina Kotek signed two bills into law Monday to address the growing environmental and public health impacts of single-use…
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Late-season snowfall significantly improves C.O. water supply conditions, but drought still lingers
The late snowfall into the spring brought its pluses and minuses to the High Desert. It eased our drought conditions, but also have delayed the…
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Want to help revise Bend’s tree preservation rules? City is now seeking committee members
The city of Bend is looking for community members to join a new temporary committee designed to help guide the future of how and where trees will be…
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Redmond Municipal Airport has osprey nest platform removed due to safety concerns
The Redmond Municipal Airport recently had an osprey nest removed from a location near the end of an airport runway. The airport tells us it had to…
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More time on the line this year for the Northern Pike Minnow Sport Reward Fishery Program
A new app allows anglers to bypass the registration station so they can spend more time and earn more money for reeling in voracious salmon-eating…
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OSU-Cascades researcher to develop AI-enabled ‘smart’ compost bin to track, cut household food waste
A researcher at Oregon State University-Cascades has received funding to develop a smart compost bin that tracks household food…
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Recreational crabbing closed along southern Oregon coast due to elevated levels of marine biotoxin
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have announced the closure of all recreational crabbing on the…
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Bend creating committee in effort to update, clarify developer rules for tree preservation
The city of Bend is working to establish a balance between building development addressing the critical issue of housing in our community, while…
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Oregon DEQ fines Bend gas station nearly $12K over underground-tank issues; owners expect reduction
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality has fined a Bend gas station nearly $12,000, alleging it failed to install proper spill detection…
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Sunriver Resort plants 100s of trees to mark Arbor Day
Sunriver Resort marked Arbor Day on Friday by planting hundreds of Ponderosa pine seedlings from Brooks Farms — one seedling for each of the…
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Sunriver Resort, Brooks Tree Farm partner to plant 400 Ponderosa pines on Arbor Day
Sunriver Resort, the Pacific Northwest’s treasured resort destination, announced Wednesday its commitment to planting 400 Ponderosa pines near…
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Ochoco National Forest pulls the plug on disputed Lemon Gulch Trails Project
The Ochoco National Forest has issued a final Environmental Assessment and identified a Preferred Alternative for the Lemon Gulch Trails Project.…
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SOLVE volunteers rally on Earth Day to protect Oregon’s treasures
Oregonians joined together for the annual SOLVE Oregon Spring Cleanup, presented by Portland General…
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